Publications by Alison Cree to September 2014 Book Cree, A. 2014. Tuatara: biology and conservation of a venerable survivor. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. 584 p. Journal articles Anderson, L., Cree, A., Towns, D. and Nelson, N. 2014. Modulation of corticosterone secretion in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus): evidence of a dampened stress response in gravid females. General and Comparative Endocrinology 201: 45-52. Jarvie, S., Ramirez, E. A., Dolia, J., Adolph, S. C., Seddon, P. and Cree, A. 2014. Attaching radio transmitters does not affect mass, growth, or dispersal of translocated juvenile tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). Herpetological Review 45: 417-421. Jarvie, S., Besson, A. A., Seddon, P. J. and Cree, A. 2014. Assessing the thermal suitability of translocation release sites for egg-laying reptiles with temperature dependent sex- determination: a case study with tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). Animal Conservation: in press. Mello, R. S. R., Besson, A. A., Hare, K. M., Fay, V., Smith, E. and Cree, A. 2013. Adjustment of juvenile tuatara to a cooler, southern climate: operative temperatures, emergence behaviour and growth rate. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 40: 290-303. Rheubert, J. L., Cree, A., Downes, M. and Sever, D. M. 2013. Reproductive morphology of the male tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) 94: 454-461. Besson, A. A., Nelson, N. J., Nottingham, C. M. and Cree, A. 2012. Is cool egg incubation temperature a limiting factor for the translocation of tuatara to southern New Zealand? New Zealand Journal of Ecology 36: 90-99. Germano, J. M., Molinia, F. C., Bishop, P. J., Bell, B. D. and Cree, A. 2012. Urinary hormone metabolites identify sex and imply unexpected winter breeding in an endangered, subterranean-nesting frog. General and Comparative Endocrinology 175: 464-472. Hare, K. M., Caldwell, A. J. and Cree, A. 2012. Effects of early postnatal environment on phenotype and survival of a lizard. Oecologia 168: 639-649. Hare, K. M., Norbury, G., Judd, L. M. and Cree, A. 2012. Survival of captive-bred skinks following reintroduction to the wild is not explained by variation in speed or body condition index. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39: 319-328. Jones, M. E. H. and Cree, A. 2012. Tuatara. Current Biology 22: R986-987. Knox, C. D., Cree, A. and Seddon, P. J. 2012. Direct and indirect effects of grazing by introduced mammals on a native, arboreal gecko (Naultinus gemmeus). Journal of Herpetology 46: 145-152. Knox, C. D., Cree, A. and Seddon, P. J. 2012. Accurate identification of individual geckos (Naultinus gemmeus) through dorsal pattern differentiation. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 37: 60-66. 1 Miller, K. A., Miller, H. C., Moore, J. A., Mitchell, N. J., Cree, A., Allendorf, F. W., Sarre, S. D., Keall, S. N. and Nelson, N. J. 2012. Securing the demographic and genetic future of tuatara through assisted colonization. Conservation Biology 26: 790-798. Besson, A. A. and Cree, A. 2011. Integrating physiology into conservation: an approach to help guide translocations of a rare reptile in a warming environment. Animal Conservation 14: 28-37. Gaby, M. J., Besson, A. A., Bezzina, C. N., Caldwell, A. J., Cosgrove, S., Cree, A., Haresnape, S. and Hare, K. M. 2011. Thermal dependence of locomotor performance in two cool- temperate lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 197: 869-875. Germano, J. M., Cree, A. and Bishop, P. J. 2011. Ruling out the boys from the girls: can subtle morphological differences identify sex of the apparently monomorphic frog, Leiopelma pakeka? New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38: 161-171. Hare, K. M., Yeong, C. and Cree, A. 2011. Does gestational temperature or prenatal sex ratio influence development of sexual dimorphism in a viviparous skink? Journal of Experimental Zoology A 315: 215-221. Hare, K. M. and Cree, A. 2011. Maternal and environmental influences on reproductive success of a viviparous grassland lizard. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35: 254-260. Besson, A. A. and Cree, A. 2010. A cold-adapted reptile becomes a more effective thermoregulator in a thermally challenging environment. Oecologia: 163: 571-581. Cree, A. and Hare, K. M. 2010. Equal thermal opportunity does not result in equal gestation length in a cool-climate skink and gecko. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5: 271- 282. Hare, K. M. and Cree, A. 2010. Incidence, causes and consequences of pregnancy failure in viviparous lizards: implications for research and conservation settings. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 22: 761-770. Hare, K. M. and Cree, A. 2010. Exploring the consequences of climate-induced changes in cloud cover on offspring of a cool-temperate viviparous lizard. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101: 844-851. Hare, K. M., Hare, J. R. and Cree, A. 2010. Parasites, but not palpation, are associated with pregnancy failure in a captive viviparous lizard. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5: 563-570. Lettink, M., Norbury, G., Cree, A., Seddon, P. J., Duncan, R. P. and Schwarz, C. J. 2010. Removal of predators, but not artificial refuge supplementation, increases skink survival in coastal duneland. Biological Conservation 143: 72-77. Molinia, F. C., Bell, T., Norbury, G., Cree, A. and Gleeson, D. M. 2010. Assisted breeding of skinks or how to teach a lizard old tricks! Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5: 311-319. Besson, A. A., Thierry, A., Boros, E., Allen, K., Bradley, S., Norrie, C. and Cree, A. 2009. Evidence of food chemical discrimination in tuatara (O. Rhynchocephalia): comparison with a gekkotan lizard (O. Squamata). Journal of Herpetology 43: 124-131. 2 Germano, J. M., Molinia, F. C., Bishop, P. J. and Cree, A. 2009. Urinary hormone analysis assists reproductive monitoring and sex identification of bell frogs (Litoria raniformis). Theriogenology 72: 663-671. Hare, J. R., Holmes, K. M., Wilson, J. L. and Cree, A. 2009. Modelling exposure to selected temperature during pregnancy: the limitations of squamate viviparity in a cool- climate environment. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 541-552. Thierry, A., Lettink, M., Besson, A. A. and Cree, A. 2009. Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in lizards. Applied Herpetology 6: 307-326. Connolly, J. D. and Cree, A. 2008. Risks of a late start to captive management for conservation: phenotypic differences between wild and captive individuals of a viviparous endangered skink (Oligosoma otagense). Biological Conservation 141: 1283- 1292. Preest, M. R. and Cree, A. 2008. Corticosterone treatment has subtle effects on thermoregulatory behavior and raises metabolic rate in the New Zealand common gecko, Hoplodactylus maculatus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81: 641-650. Rock, J. and Cree, A. 2008. Extreme variation in body temperature in a nocturnal thigmothermic lizard. Herpetological Journal 18: 69-76. Ellenberg, U., Setiawan, A. N., Cree, A., Houston, D. M. and Seddon, P. J. 2007. Elevated hormonal stress response and reduced reproductive output in yellow-eyed penguins exposed to unregulated tourism. General and Comparative Endocrinology 152: 54-63. Hare, J. R., Whitworth, E. and Cree, A. 2007. Correct orientation of a hand-held infrared thermometer is important for accurate measurement of body temperatures in small lizards and tuatara. Herpetological Review 38: 311-315. Lettink, M. and Cree, A. 2007. Relative use of three types of artificial retreats by terrestrial lizards in grazed coastal shrubland, New Zealand. Applied Herpetology 4: 227-243. Towns, D. R., Parrish, G. R., Tyrrell, C. L., Ussher, G. T., Cree, A., Newman, D. G., Whitaker, A. H. and Westbrooke, I. 2007. Responses of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) to removal of introduced Pacific rats from islands. Conservation Biology 21: 1021-1031. Holmes, K. M. and Cree, A. 2006. Annual reproduction in females of a viviparous skink (Oligosoma maccanni) in a subalpine environment. Journal of Herpetology 40: 141-151. Lettink, M. and Cree, A. 2006. Predation, by the feral house mouse (Mus musculus), of McCann’s skinks (Oligosoma maccanni) constrained in pitfall traps. Herpetofauna 36: 61-62. Mitchell, N. J., Nelson, N. J., Cree, A., Pledger, S., Keall, S. N. and Daugherty, C. H. 2006. Support for a rare pattern of temperature-dependent sex determination in archaic reptiles: evidence from two species of tuatara (Sphenodon). Frontiers in Zoology 3: 1-9. DOI 10.1186/1742-9994-3-9 Hare, K. M. and Cree, A. 2005. Natural history of Hoplodactylus stephensi (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) on Stephens Island, Cook Strait, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 29: 137-142. 3 Preest, M. R., Cree, A. and Tyrrell, C. L. 2005. ACTH-induced stress response during pregnancy in a viviparous gecko: no observed effect on offspring quality. Journal of Experimental Zoology 303A: 823-835. Cree, A., Tyrrell, C. L., Preest, M. R., Thorburn, D. and Guillette, L. J., Jr. 2003. Protecting embryos from stress: corticosterone effects and the corticosterone response to capture and confinement during pregnancy in a live-bearing lizard (Hoplodactylus maculatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 134: 316-329. Hay, J. M., Daugherty, C. H., Cree, A. and Maxson, L. R. 2003. Low genetic divergence obscures phylogeny among populations of Sphenodon, remnant of an ancient reptile lineage. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29: 1-19. Rock, J. and Cree, A. 2003. Intraspecific variation in the effect of temperature on pregnancy in the viviparous gecko Hoplodactylus maculatus. Herpetologica 59: 8-22. Wilson, J. L. and Cree, A. 2003. Extended gestation with late-autumn births in a cool-climate, viviparous gecko from southern New Zealand (Reptilia: Naultinus gemmeus). Austral Ecology 28: 339-348. Hare, K. M., Daugherty, C. H. and Cree, A. 2002. Incubation regime affects juvenile morphology and hatching success, but not sex, of the oviparous lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 29: 221-229. Rock, J., Cree, A. and Andrews, R. M. 2002. The effect of reproductive condition on thermoregulation in a viviparous gecko from a cool climate.